Wael Shawky creates ambitious film cycles in which marionettes, child actors and theatrical sets retell histories of the Crusades, Gulf modernity and other contested narratives. His projects often draw from written chronicles while making the mechanism of storytelling visibly artificial.
Film; drawing; sculpture; performance
Artist Films
Wael Shawky in conversation with Associate Curator Alex Sloane
The Museum of Contemporary Art47 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2010Cabaret Crusades: The Horror Show File
- 2012Cabaret Crusades: The Path to Cairo
- 2015Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala
- 2012Al Araba Al Madfuna I
- 2013Al Araba Al Madfuna II
- 2015Al Araba Al Madfuna III
- 2017The Song of Roland: The Arabic Version
- 2019The Gulf Project Camp
- 2024Drama 1882
- 2007Telematch Sadat
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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